TY - GEN
T1 - Rapidly Fatal Hemorrhagic Pneumonia and Group A Streptococcus Serotype M1
AU - Santagati, Maria
AU - Spanu Pennestri, Teresa
AU - Scillato, Marina
AU - Santangelo, Rosaria
AU - Cavallaro, Fabio
AU - Arena, Vincenzo
AU - Castiglione, Giacomo
AU - Falcone, Marco
AU - Venditti, Mario
AU - Stefani, Stefania
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - We report 3 cases of fulminant hemorrhagic pneumonia
in previously health patients. Sudden-onset hemoptysis
and dyspnea developed; all 3 patients and died <12 h later
of massive pulmonary bleeding, despite aggressive supportive
care. Postmortem analysis showed that the illnesses
were caused by group A Streptococcus emm1/sequence
type 28 strains.
AB - We report 3 cases of fulminant hemorrhagic pneumonia
in previously health patients. Sudden-onset hemoptysis
and dyspnea developed; all 3 patients and died <12 h later
of massive pulmonary bleeding, despite aggressive supportive
care. Postmortem analysis showed that the illnesses
were caused by group A Streptococcus emm1/sequence
type 28 strains.
KW - group A Streptococcus emm1
KW - pneumonia
KW - group A Streptococcus emm1
KW - pneumonia
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/53028
M3 - Other contribution
ER -